NRA Group Airs 1st Ad Against Nevada Gun Buy Checks Measure

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A National Rifle Association-backed group is airing its first TV ads featuring the Nevada state attorney general and three sheriffs urging voters to reject a gun-purchase background checks measure on the November statewide ballot.

The ad by NRA Nevadans for Freedom debuted Tuesday.

It features Attorney General Adam Laxalt and sheriffs Ken Furlong of Carson City, Chuck Allen of Washoe County and Gerald Antinoro of Storey County.